Jun 8
Retire Early with Less Than 10 Rentals? She Did It, Starting in 2022
You don’t need a big, expensive, stressful rental property portfolio to retire on your terms. Today’s guest was able to leave her W-2 job in her late 30s, all thanks to a small, smart rental property portfolio. Most people think they need a dozen (or more) doors to reach a level ... Show More
34m 49s
Jun 3
The Little-Known Loan That Helped Me Turn $9K Down into $150K in Equity
This is arguably the best real estate investing loan on the market today. It funds the purchase, renovation, closing costs, and up to six months of mortgage payments, so you’re not on the hook when renovating a vacant property, all for 3.5% down. Today’s guest used it to put down ... Show More
37m 19s
Jan 2024
1197 - Rents Show Biggest Decline in 3 Years—Should Landlords Panic? By Anna Cottrell
Redfin’s November rent report is out, showing that median rent prices declined by 2.1% year over year. This is the biggest decline since 2020, and renters nationwide will breathe a sigh of relief. Landlords and investors? Perhaps not so much, although there are regional variation ... Show More
7m 40s
Jul 2022
15: Renting vs. Buying a House: Which Makes More Sense in 2022? w/Ken Johnson
Renting vs buying a house. It’s an easy decision. If you have the option to buy, you should buy. Shouldn’t you? That line of thinking, according to Ken Johnson, real estate economics expert, can cost you a lot of money. His team at Florida Atlantic University, along with other da ... Show More
1h 12m
Aug 2023
1023 - Rents Exceed Housing Payments In Just Four Cities: Are The Days Of Cash Flow Over? by Lindsay Frankel
Detroit, Philadelphia, Cleveland, and Houston. Those are the only four remaining cities where it costs less to buy a typical home than to rent, according to a new report from Redfin. The analysis compared March home values and rental estimates assuming a 5% downpayment and a 6.5% ... Show More
10m 31s
Jun 2024
1353 - Headlines: CA Law is a game changer for rentals and Will rents increase over the next few years? By Matt Myre
In our first sotry today, California ADU laws have been softening for several years in an effort to increase housing space and availability. ADUs are often used as rentals, which can help alleviate some of the pressure on rental supply. However, what it doesn’t do, is increase ge ... Show More
14m 24s
Aug 2023
1031 - Rent Growth is Negative For the First Time in Three Years—Is Your Cash Flow in Jeopardy? by Dave Meyer
The record-breaking rent growth of the last several years is showing signs of fading. Earlier this month, Redfin reported that rent growth slid 0.6% on a year-over-year basis for the first time since the pandemic. This is, of course, a modest decline in rents, but it begs the que ... Show More
7m 47s
Jun 2022
11: Migration, Inflation, and Why Big Cities Are Losing Their "Desirable" Status w/Redfin’s Taylor Marr
Over the past two years, home prices have looked as if they’re never going to drop. With record-low interest rates, a newly formed remote work culture, and millennials at peak homebuying age, who would have thought that lower home prices would come so soon. Although traditionally ... Show More
58m 9s
Jul 2023
993 - WSJ Says a Housing Bust is Coming For Small Time Investors—Here's Why They Might Be Right by Sandy Yong
Several days ago, the Wall Street Journal published an article about real estate syndicator Applesway Investment Group (owned by real estate entrepreneur Jay Gajavelli), which lost more than 3,000 apartments across four rental complexes that went into foreclosure.
What led to on ... Show More
7m 12s
The rental market could finally be returning to stability after a wild past four years. Since 2020, we’ve seen rent prices skyrocket almost overnight, with huge asking price increases for single-family homes, multifamily apartments, and everything in between. But that trend quickly reversed as the fight against inflation began, mortgage rates rose, and would ... Show More
